There are many reasons addictions are hard to break. For one, an addiction is a relationship between your brain – the very hardware of the mind – and a substance. The smell, the taste, and any other associated memory of that substance can trigger feelings of euphoria, of intense want and, in some cases, need. […]
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In drug addiction, a relapse is a moment in time when the urge to use again overcomes your ability to commit to sobriety. Because of how it forces you to betray your own long-term self-interest, the first and foremost emotion felt after a relapse is anger. It’s normal – anyone struggling with sobriety while truly […]
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Addiction recovery is a continuous effort, one that can take years to get through. The urge to use can persist long after you’ve made the conscious decision to stop using, and indeed, you’ll have to rely on your own willpower and on the support and love of those around you to avoid a relapse – and […]
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It’d be obvious to anyone with any experience in addiction, but addicts aren’t a very socially healthy group of people. Some say that addiction is a party of one, where the addiction becomes the center focus of a person’s life, pushing them further away from others and into a state of isolation and social withdrawal. […]
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The question of why people get addicted in general has been explored quite often – but the mechanism behind addiction is important as well. The risk factors aside, there is a distinct reason why addiction develops the way it does, and it’s important for us to explore how the brain gets hooked on drugs – […]
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Addiction recovery is a complicated road, made ever more twisted and convoluted by the many paths it can be composed of. Two people struggling with sobriety from the same drug addiction could go through entirely different programs and come out the other end fulfilled and determined to stay clean. Yet there are many who feel […]
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Drug recovery is a long dark road, and without a few lights along the way to help you keep the path illuminated, you’re bound to trip and fall on your face in a few very painful ways. However, you can’t just rely on yourself to bring those lights onto the path – it’s the people […]
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Addiction is an issue that affects everybody, regardless of age, gender, race or religion. However, it doesn’t affect everybody equally. There are risk factors that put certain people at a higher risk of developing an addiction than others – a big risk factor is mental health. Addiction can be considered a mental health condition, and it’s […]
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The journey to sobriety – that is, long-term sobriety – can most definitely be a character sculpting experience. When someone struggles with the fight against addiction and then overcomes that challenge, they only do so by coming out the other end as an entirely different version of themselves. It’s not so much a total personality […]
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Drug addiction is a two-fold monster. It takes control of your body and your mind – but separately, and in different ways. Addiction can be both physical and emotional, and the repercussions of this disease mean that it is not just an enemy to combat, but it is a friend, someone who stands by your […]
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